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Not every week where we have visitors from Europe ?? ! Thrilled to welcome Chandra P. Leo at HBM Partners AG and Artemis Women's Health Foundation and Siew-Veena Sahi, CEO + Co-Founder of our portfolio company,Testmate Health, to our neighborhood! CC: Alice Zheng Stasia Obremskey

What does the future of women's health look like post-election? As always, there are challenges and opportunities. Eva Epker spoke with our portfolio companies Cadence OTC and Evvy, along with Winx Health (formerly known as Stix), FLORA (Flora Fertility) and G2G - Innovative Government Affairs Consulting to get an inside scroop! CC: Samantha Miller ?? Liz Powell Laura J. McDonald Cynthia Plotch Laine Bruzek Dr. Christy Lane Jamie Norwood

Congratulations to the team at Evvy! "Evvy, known for its pioneering work in vaginal microbiome testing, today announced its expansion into treatments with?a new line of prescription-grade products for vaginal symptom relief. The launch marks a significant milestone for the female-founded startup, as it’s the first time patients can access Evvy’s prescription products without first taking their vaginal microbiome test." Read the full scoop here: Priyanka Jain Laine Bruzek Pita Navarro

Important read by Anastassia Gliadkovskaya at Fierce Healthcare. We are proud to see our portfolio companies Cadence OTC and Nurx from Thirty Madison contributing to this conversation and recognized for the important work they are doing. "Last Wednesday, Cadence OTC, which makes its own morning-after pill, saw a 70% increase in web traffic and five times the weekly average amount of orders in one day. Since the election, it has donated $80,000 worth of products to universities in states with restricted reproductive health care, including Ohio, Iowa and Texas. Co-founder Samantha Miller ?? told Fierce Healthcare in a statement that she expects demand for an affordable morning-after pill to grow in the next four years. Cadence OTC also expects to grow its convenience store count next year and to continue donating its products, she added." "Female-focused virtual care company Nurx from Thirty Madison saw a 400% spike in daily patient requests for prescription Ella on Nov. 6 as well as a 600% increase in Plan B. This was the highest daily volume since Roe v. Wade was overturned. It also saw a 100% increase in birth control requests on the same day. “At Nurx, we see patients react to pivotal moments impacting reproductive care with increased interest in and purchases of emergency contraception and birth control,” Rajani Rao, senior vice president of Nurx, told Fierce Healthcare. “ Ft: Hey Jane Kiki Freedman Winx Health (formerly known as Stix) Wisp Monica Cepak, MBA Jamie Norwood,

Sending love, strength, and unbreakable resolve to the #womenshealth community today. While the headwinds may have gotten a bit stronger, it underscores just how vital our work is in this moment. Together, we will push forward—fighting for better quality care, accessible and equitable services, reproductive freedom, impactful research, and innovations that truly meet the needs of women everywhere. To the incredible entrepreneurs and #VCs committed to advancing the health and well-being of women: this is just the beginning. Know that we are in this together and we will persevere. ?? Stasia Obremskey Alice Zheng Tricia Kostichka Ariel Kramer Foreground Capital Maria D. Toler, Casey Albert, Linda Greub, CFA, MBA Tracy Dooley MD Annie Theriault, Megan Dover, P.Eng., MBA, Donna Parr, Carli Sapir, Arianne Kidder, Colleen Foster, Jessica Karr, Maneesha Ghiya, AOA Dx, Bloomlife Inc, Cadence OTC, Cofertility, Contraline, Cirqle Biomedical , Cayaba Care, Eli Health, Mae, Millie, Novocuff, Inc., OCON Therapeutics, Fluus, Seven Starling, Raydiant Oximetry, Inc., Testmate Health, Twentyeight Health, YourChoice Therapeutics, Vitra Labs, Nurx from Thirty Madison

Thank you Dasha Shunina for highlighting Foreground Capital in your latest Forbes article on investing in women's health! "Some funds focus specifically on women’s health, like?Foreground Capital. The founding team of Elizabeth Bailey, Stasia Obremskey and Alice Zheng is building on its track record and continued management of RH Capital’s Fund I & II to bring a new level of innovation, equity and impact to the sector." "Foreground Capital seeks companies that drive significant changes in care standards or make healthcare more accessible, especially for underserved communities. In its previous fund, Foreground Capital focused on female-specific conditions. Now, they’re expanding to invest in areas affecting women differently and disproportionately. Alice Zheng explains,?“Women’s health is broad. Some issues need new science, so we’re looking at innovations in diagnostics, therapeutics, and devices. Other challenges involve access to care, so we’re exploring telehealth and even consumer health solutions.” CC: Sylvia Kang Mira Laura Mason Composition Capital Tara Viswanathan Rupa Health Dorothy Kilroy (she/her) ōURA

Congratulations to our portfolio companies Raydiant Oximetry, Inc. and Bloomlife Inc! The The National Institutes of Health recently announced the winners of the RADx? Tech Fetal Monitoring Challenge! This $2M prize competition aims to fast-track life-saving diagnostic and monitoring technologies for fetal health, especially for use in low-resource settings worldwide. ?? Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e3sUMiFq CC: Neil Ray Eric Dy

We’re thrilled to announce that Alice Zheng has been promoted to Partner at Foreground Capital. Join us in congratulating her! ?? CC: Elizabeth Bailey Stasia Obremskey

We’re thrilled to announce that Alice Zheng has been promoted to Partner at Foreground Capital. Join us in congratulating her! ?? CC: Elizabeth Bailey Stasia Obremskey

With just one week until the election, crucial conversations surrounding women’s health remain at the forefront. Our Partner Alice Zheng was recently interviewed by Melia Russell and Rebecca Torrence at Business Insider to discuss how this may affect the women's health startup landscape.